Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Friends of MKTS - The World of Deej

WHO ARE THEY? - He claims to be a 30-something guy from Florida who used to work at a luxury hotel. I'll buy the Florida part, and he sure seems to know a lot about hotels. The 30-something part...well let's just say that hasn't changed since I started reading his blog.

WHAT DO THEY WRITE ABOUT? - His bio says that he has a passion for great hotels, restaurants, and the adventures of travel. He also seems to know plenty about Disney, Starbucks, and golf shots that are better left to the professionals.

WHY YOU SHOULD READ THEM - The man has the inside scoop on everything. Pebble Beach...he's played it. Club 33 in Disneyland...he's eaten there. Great Wall of China? He's been stalked on it. If you want to read about these kind of places, The World of Deej is the place to go because, let's face it, most of these places wouldn't even let me in.

WHERE YOU SHOULD START - He's recently launched a new series called Hotel Confidential which is about explaining some of the inner workings of fine hotels. I'd suggest you start there, in particular "How to Score an Upgrade".

MY FAVORITE POST - I could send you to so many places here, but I'm going to choose The President Made Me Late For Lunch, mainly because it sounds exactly like one of those far-fetched, elaborate excuses that I love to use for just about everything. His just happens to be true.